» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:30 am
In my opinion armor should be in the style of various real life styles from history such as from ancient greece and rome to medieval europe and of course plenty of viking and saxon inspired types but still have that fantasy feel to it. i also think armor such as steel should not be just medieval in appearance but many other styles aswell, which brings me on to my next point, i think there should be a multitude of different components that make up a peice of armor such as the helmet, which could have a variety of overall styles, materials, decorations, visors and more, this way it would be hard to find two helmets that look alike, of course i wouldnt go as far as allowing orcish helmet in the style of a medieval gothic full helmet but steel it could be like the barbute from oblivion or an armet style or even a great helm.
you should also be allowed to craft your own armor by mining the ore, putting the correct ratio of the different ore types into the furnace, retriving the bar and then smithing it into the desired item, at the start you should only be able to craft gauntlets of leather or daggers made of iron and slowly progress. also i think you should be able to find the higher level equipment at any time but you must be the required level to use it. well that was kinda long...